Press release – Arcelor/Mittal

Press release from the Belgian Debt Agency

The Minister of Finance, Didier Reynders, announces :

The Kingdom of Belgium intends to issue a new syndicated 15 year benchmark
bond (OLO 48) in the near future, subject to market conditions.

The Kingdom has mandated Calyon, Citigroup, Fortis and Goldman Sachs as joint bookrunners.

The OLO auction scheduled for 29th May, 2006 is cancelled.

In 2007, Walloon higher education institutions will receive super fast internet access with a capacity of 1 gigabit per second, around 500 times faster than an ADSL connection. Such is the result of cooperation between the Federal government institute, BELNET and the Walloon Regional Authority, steered by Walloon Minister for Research and New Technologies, Marie-Dominique Simonet.

Press release from the Belgian Debt Agency

During his two-day visit to Skopje, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, congratulated the country on its progress toward Euro-Atlantic integration. He also encouraged authorities in Skopje to continue on this path of reforms.

The OSCE Chairman-in Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, held talks in Tirana with President Alfred Moisiu, Prime Minister Sali Berisha and Foreign Minister Besnik Mustafaj.

Flemish minister MOERMAN and Federal institute, BELNET making sure Flemish colleges of higher education are up to speed with the universities for high-speed Internet

The OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, expressed his condolences to the family of a French expert who was killed when a landmine exploded in Tajikistan on 19 April.